Laser imaging element
US5750318A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/165
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A laser-exposed thermal recording element comprising a support having thereon a pigment layer comprising a pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, the pigment absorbing at the wavelength of a laser used to expose the element, wherein the pigment comprises the formula: EQU Cu.sub.2-x M.sub.x (OH).sub.y R.sub.z :M'.sub.w wherein: PA1 M is at least one metal atom, PA1 M' is at least one alkali metal, PA1 R is at least one anion, PA1 w is between 0 and 2, PA1 x is between 0 and 1.5, PA1 y and z are selected to maintain charge neutrality, with the proviso that w, x and z cannot all be 0.
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